NAIOP Northern Virginia announces award-winning projects

NAIOP Northern Virginia’s annual awards dinner drew more than 700 people last week to the Ritz-Carlton, Tysons, where they toasted 29 winning projects.

According to NAIOP, the event was sold out. Awards were presented in many categories, with the event providing an opportunity to celebrate new and renovated contributions in the region by the commercial, industrial and mixed-use real estate community.

The Firm of the Year Award of Excellence went to the Fairfax-based Peterson Cos. The company is celebrating its 50th anniversary of being in business and has been a mover and a shaker behind some of the region’s largest projects.

Other awards included: Real Estate Transaction, Trendsetter Award of Excellence for Crystal City to Vornado/Charles E. Smith.

Best Real Estate Transaction – Lease Award of Merit for EY Lease | 1775 Tysons Boulevard submitted by Lerner Enterprises and located in Tysons. Additional team members include: Cushman & Wakefield.

Award of Excellence for K2M Group Holdings Inc. global headquarters submitted by Trammell Crow Co. and located in Leesburg. Additional team members include: Keane Enterprises and CBRE Inc.

Best Real Estate Transaction – Office Expansion submitted by Skanska USA Building Inc. and located in Alexandria. Additional team members include: Skanska Infrastructure Development and BKV Group.

Best Interiors for more than 50,000 square feet — Award of Excellence for Evolent Health submitted by SmithGroupJJR and located in Ballston. Additional team members include: JLL and JLL Construction.

Best Build-to-Suit Institutional Facility, over $20 Million Award of Excellence for Merrifield Center submitted by Fairfax County, Department of Public Works and Environmental Services (DPWES) and located in Merrifield. Additional team members include: Noritake Associates and Manhattan Construction Group.

Best Speculative Office Building Award of Merit for Tysons Overlook submitted by MRP Realty and located in Tysons. Additional team members include: Rockpoint Group, LMI, CBRE Inc., Gensler and Harvey-Cleary Builders.

For a complete list of the awards, go to http://www.naiopva.org/awards.htm.